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Medieval silver penny coin of Offa of Mercia, c.787-c.792
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Colchester Museums, Laura Pooley, 2006-10-02 15:29:05
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Medieval silver penny coin of Offa of Mercia, c.787-c.792
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English: Medieval silver penny of Offa of Mercia. It is a Group II coin without a portrait, c.787-c.792, and the obverse contains the King’s name across the field. Obverse: OFFA REX in two lunettes divided by a line of pellets with a cross at each end. Reverse: ETHELNOTH in two lines divided by a line of pellets with an ornament at each end. Moneyer: Ethelnoth. It measures 17mm in diameter, weighs 1.19g and has a die axis of 6. North, J. J. 1980. English Hammered Coinage, Volume 1: Early Anglo-Saxon to Henry III c.600-1272, page 59, ref. 286.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Essex
Date between 787 and 792
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FindID: 144235
Old ref: ESS-BC6851
Filename: cn000346.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/115496
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/115496/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/144235
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current17:13, 19 February 2017Thumbnail for version as of 17:13, 19 February 2017255 × 250 (21 KB)Portable Antiquities Scheme, create missing image based on cross-ref check. FindID 144235, ImageID 115495, batch page 18826
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